Renowned French Academic Found Dead In NYC Hotel

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Prominent French academic Richard Descoings was found naked in his 7th floor hotel room at Midtown’s Michelangelo Hotel on Tuesday, with no sign of trauma and no outward evidence of foul play, according to police.

NYPD investigators said colleagues at Columbia University called security to check on Descoings around 10 a.m. after he failed to show up at a scheduled conference at the university. He was alive at the time, but when they checked on him again at 1 p.m., he was dead in his bed.

“What’s happening?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing?”
“Nada.”
The man bit his lip.
“He’s dead.”
“That’s right. He’s dead.”
“Who was he?”
“I don’t know. But he’s dead.”
“I like to stay here,” he said.
“I know. You are a good guest. You don’t cause problems.”
“I try not to,” he said. “But it’s not fun anymore.”
“You’ll get used to it,” he said.
The young man finished his drink and turned and walked out the door. It was raining.